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Information about the STAR Program, which provides pre-employment transition services to North Carolina high school students (ages 14 – 22) with disabilities.

ECAC’s Parent Educators receive inquiries daily from both families and professionals all across the state. Many families often have questions regarding the special education process, including what their rights are, what they can ask for, how to address concerns and what options are available to them.

Meet the Need NC’s Hear. Share. Act.’s monthly Lunch & Learn Series takes place on the third Tuesday of each month. Each month, the series will feature a different topic intended to help people gain basic knowledge of the systems, programs, and services in place that serve individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD). We encourage

This webinar series is for consumers, family members, and community stakeholders to provide updates from the Division of MH/DD/SUS and Division of Health Benefits (NC Medicaid).Date/Time: Monday, May 22, 2023, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Join Link: Click here to registerAgenda Topics: 988 Crisis Line Innovations and Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Flexibilities

A free webinar from the Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center (ECAC) for youth with disabilities in NC turning 18. Access the webinar on zoom, register before!  

Come join us as a climber or volunteer at our May adaptive climbing clinic at TRC Morrisville! Climbing is open to people of all ages with a physical disability. We always love having new belay certified volunteers too! Sign up for a Catalyst membership, then register for the event through the Catalyst site. The cost

The 2nd quarter MFP Roundtable will be virtual instead of in person. We will be discussing updates to the winding down of the COVID public health emergency, CAP/C and CAP/DA updates, as well as Medicaid Transition of Care. CART captioning and ASL Interpretation will be provided for these sessions. Please note that we are looking

This topics covered in this webinar will be: An overview of the public transportation system and related transportation services in North Carolina. How to navigate the public transportation system for scheduling trips, planning transportation services, and meeting the transportation needs of people in your community. The future of public transportation in North Carolina, including ways

On May 30th, NCCDD’s Self-Advocacy Series will feature a special edition on personal relationships within the I/DD community. Join us from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. as Katherine McLaughlin of Elevatus Training leads a discussion about the importance of knowing different types of safe and meaningful relationships, how to develop relationships with decision-makers and peers, and

We are meeting on the third Tuesday of every month at noon with new topics brought to you by thought leaders in the I/DD community. Throughout our series, Meet The Need NC intends to create a basic understanding of the unmet needs of those living with I/DD in North Carolina. You can register for one